Mackay, Slade Point and taxes

This past Monday Will and I took the day, rented a car and drove to Mackay to get our taxes done before we leave the country. After an entertaining drive including getting lost on the way to the accountants, we made it in time to get about half of our paperwork filed. We were told to come back in the afternoon to sign the final paperwork so we had at least 5 hours to kill so we spent it getting to know the Mackay area better.

I believe we drove every known city street and backroad around Mackay, including a trip out to the gorgeous Mackay Marina. A tour out on the boardwalk and a quick dip in the ocean was all we had time for though before we drove out to the the suburb of Slade Point. 

 

Here are just a few photos of our drive around the Marina as well as around Slade Point. If we were going to stay in Australia, this would be the kind of suburb we would want to live in. 

 

We capped off our busy day in Mackay with a trip to the movies to see Quantum of Solace. Again, I love the new Bond and this script didn't disappoint for action/adventure!

 

We're coming down to our last days here in Australia and although we're disappointed by all of the things we didn't end up doing, we're finding that our lives have been so much richer for the experience we HAVE had and all of the people we've met along the way. We will be sad when we leave Australia.